Tricia Kasamatsu

California State University, Fullerton | CSUF · Department of Kinesiology

Context: Induced mental fatigue negatively impacts sport performance and neurocognition. However, it is unclear how induced mental fatigue influences landing biomechanics. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of mental fatigue on drop landing biomechanics in individuals with and without a concussion history. Design: Crossover d...

Context The transition to autonomous clinical practice for early professionals (EPs) has been found to be a stressful time but no studies with multiple stakeholder groups have been completed. Objective Examine the perceptions of EPs' integration during role transition from multiple stakeholder groups. Design Qualitative study. Setting Online int...

Background Sport-related concussions (SRCs) affect millions of adolescents and young adults annually in the USA; however, current SRC consensus statements provide limited guidance on academic support for students within higher education.Objective To generate consensus on appropriate academic recommendations for clinicians, students, and academic st...

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are important for capturing patients’ perspectives on quality of life and aiding in provision of whole-person patient care; yet, PROs are not routinely used in athletic training practice. We investigated the athletic trainers’ perceptions of using PROs after they had completed a required PRO implementation program....

Objective: This study sought to (1) collate the experiences of university students with concussion history and academic stakeholders through interviews and (2) develop concussion management recommendations for institutions of higher learning using a multidisciplinary Delphi procedure. Setting: Remote semistructured interviews and online surveys....

Research has identified an increased risk of lower extremity injury postconcussion, which may be due to aberrant biomechanics during dynamic tasks. The purpose of this study was to compare the drop landing biomechanics between individuals with and without a concussion history. Twenty-five individuals with and 25 without a concussion history were ma...

Context: The documentation practices of athletic trainers (ATs) employed in the secondary school setting, including their strategies for, barriers to, and perceptions of documentation, have been characterized in previous research. The documentation practices of ATs employed in other settings have yet to be studied in depth. Objective: To examine...

Context: Athletic trainers (ATs) recognize patient care documentation as an important part of clinical practice. However, ATs using 1 electronic medical record (EMR) platform reported low accountability and lack of time as barriers to documentation. Whether ATs using paper, other EMRs, or a combined paper-electronic system exhibit similar behavior...

Teachers play an important role in facilitating a student’s return to school after a concussion. Currently, there is limited evidence on teachers’ experiences and their role in managing concussions in the classroom. This study investigated teachers’ perceived knowledge and confidence regarding concussion recognition and management. A cross-sectiona...

Context Previous research on athletic trainers' (ATs) documentation practices in the secondary school setting has focused on users of 1 electronic medical record (EMR) platform. These studies have identified that ATs use multiple platforms for documentation, including paper, even when an EMR is available. Objective To examine the documentation pra...

Context The skill sets of athletic trainers (ATs) provide a unique contribution to the US military's optimization of physical readiness, and these positions are becoming more prevalent. However, knowledge regarding the job characteristics of, and ATs' preparation for, employment in a military setting is limited. Objective To assess the position an...

Context California is currently the only state that does not regulate who can and cannot call themselves athletic trainers (ATs). Therefore, previous national or state-specific investigations may not have provided an accurate representation of AT availability at the secondary school level in California. Similarly, it is unknown whether the factors...

Context: Medical documentation is a required component of patient care in all health care professions. Objective: To evaluate athletic trainers' perceived behaviors toward, barriers to, and confidence in their medical documentation. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Web-based survey. Patients or other participants: We purchased a lis...

Context Athletic trainers (ATs) who serve as preceptors for athletic training students must model, facilitate, and guide professional skills and behaviors, including medical documentation. Preceptors have the unique ability to combine skill practice with real-time patient encounters for athletic training students. Objective To describe the frequen...

Objective: School counselors are important members of the concussion management team. However, little is known about their perceptions of academic adjustments for concussed studentathletes. Methods: Participants were solicited to complete the Beliefs, Attitudes and Knowledge of Pediatric Athletes with Concussion – School Counselor (BAKPAC-SC) surve...

Context: High-quality patient care documentation is an essential component of any health care professional's daily practice. Whereas athletic trainers (ATs) recognize the importance of patient care documentation, several barriers may prevent them from producing high-quality patient care documentation. Objective: To explore beneficial strategies...

Background: Preceptors are important contributors to the professional development of students in allied healthcare programs. Considering their role in supervising and teaching students during clinical education, it is important that preceptors understand and embody effective characteristics and behaviors. Most existing research on preceptor effect...

Teachers play an important role in supporting students' return to school after concussion. This online cross sectional survey examined teachers' beliefs and practices regarding concussion and academic support strategies, or academic adjustments (AA). Most teachers (99.1%) agreed-to-strongly agreed concussions affect school performance, and many (71...

Context: Clinical education experiences that actively engage students in patient care are important to the development of competent clinicians. It is important to assess athletic training students’ time spent clinically and explore new technology that may facilitate more active learning during clinical education. Objective: To assess athletic train...

Context: Engaging clinical experiences that allow extensive active learning and patient care interactions are important for the professional development of athletic training students. Understanding students’ use of clinical time is important when attempting to improve these experiences. Objective: Gain participants’ perspectives on active learning...

Context: For the practice characteristics of the services athletic trainers (ATs) provide to be identified, all ATs must complete high-quality patient care documentation. However, little is known about ATs' perceptions of patient care documentation or the potential barriers they may encounter while trying to ensure high-quality documentation. Obj...

Context: Documenting patient care is an important responsibility of athletic trainers (ATs). However, little is known about ATs' reasons for documenting patient care and mechanics of completing documentation tasks. Objective: To understand ATs' perceptions about reasons for and the mechanics of patient care documentation. Design: Qualitative s...

Objective To compare healthcare professionals (HCPs) and school personnel (SP) perceptions of and familiarity with academic adjustments for adolescents following a concussion. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Self-reported online survey. Subjects 4,376 participants (1,095 males, 2,003 females, 1,278 missing sex; 2,209 HCPs, 2,156 SP; age=47.5 ± 1...

Context: As part of the interdisciplinary concussion management team, secondary school teachers play a significant role in supporting a student’s return to the classroom after sustaining a concussion. However, little is known regarding teachers’ perceived knowledge and confidence in their knowledge regarding sport-related concussion. Objective: To...

Context: Deficits post-concussion can affect a student’s academic performance; therefore, academic adjustments (AA) may be warranted to prevent falling behind in coursework. Teachers play an important role in an adolescent’s return-to-learn post-concussion; however, little is known about teachers’ perceptions of AA as part of the management of conc...

This study examined factors that predicted the existence and comprehensiveness of written concussion management policies in secondary schools. A purposeful sample of athletic trainers employed in secondary schools was requested to complete an online survey (1,124 of 3,943 [28.5% response rate]). Most athletic trainers (968 of 1,112 [87.1%]) reporte...

Context: Student-athletes may require cognitive rest and academic support after concussion. Athletic trainers (ATs) in secondary schools are uniquely positioned to provide medical care and to collaborate with school professionals while managing concussions. However, little is known regarding return-to-learn policies and their implementation in seco...